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Earthquake hits Zimbabwe
07 Jul 2011 at 03:28hrs | Views
AN earthquake measuring 4,5 on the Richter scale rocked the lower Save Valley in Mozambique at lunchtime yesterday and was felt in eastern Zimbabwe.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake struck at 12:37pm in an area that has seen more than a dozen quakes in the last 20 years, including two very large ones in 2006 that were felt as far as Harare.
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The earthquake was severe in Chipinge where panic-stricken residents scurried for cover.
No deaths or injuries were recorded.
Zimbabwe's Goetz Observatory in Bulawayo yesterday said it is still busy putting together all readings.
Mr Philemon Mazvazva of Chipinge said the tremor shook tall buildings in the area.
The quake originated 25,8km underground in the same section of the southern end of the East African Rift Valley that saw the two largest earthquakes in decades in Southern Africa just five years ago.
While the Save valley is notorious for frequent low level tremors, major earthquakes are very rare.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake struck at 12:37pm in an area that has seen more than a dozen quakes in the last 20 years, including two very large ones in 2006 that were felt as far as Harare.
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The earthquake was severe in Chipinge where panic-stricken residents scurried for cover.
Zimbabwe's Goetz Observatory in Bulawayo yesterday said it is still busy putting together all readings.
Mr Philemon Mazvazva of Chipinge said the tremor shook tall buildings in the area.
The quake originated 25,8km underground in the same section of the southern end of the East African Rift Valley that saw the two largest earthquakes in decades in Southern Africa just five years ago.
While the Save valley is notorious for frequent low level tremors, major earthquakes are very rare.
Source - Byo24News
